Tuesday, November 23, 2010

What do I need to know for the test?

Major topics to review (by chapter)

Chapter 11

Local regulation vs paracrine signaling vs hormones
Stages of cell communication
Types of cell surface receptors
Second messengers - what are they, why are they used, examples (Ca++, cAMP, IP3)

Chapter 39

Tropisms (phototropism, gravitropism, thigmotropism)
Early experiments on phototropism (Darwin2, Boysen-Jensen, Went
Ethylene = fruit ripening (thought I took this one off)
Short-day vs long-day plants
Red vs far-red light
Photoperiodism

Chapter 45

Hormones vs neurotransmitters vs local regulators
Hypothalamus relationship to ant. pituitary
Selectivity of responses to hormones
Insulin/glucagon system - know this in some detail